De Witte family

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De Witte
Blason famille de Witte (Anvers).svg
Current regionBelgium and France
Place of originAntwerp, Belgium
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The de Witte family is a Belgian noble family originating in the city of Antwerp. [1]

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History

Originally, it is believed that they were members of the Hanseatic League. The oldest known family ancestor is Adriaan de Witte  [ fr ] (1464–1549), who was from Buerstede near Antwerp. A 1544 portrait of him, painted by a student of Hans Holbein the Younger, is exhibited in the Rijksmuseum Twenthe in Enschede.

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References

  1. ↑ Oscar Coomans de Brachène, État présent de la noblesse Belge, Annuaire de 1983, seconde partie, Wi - Zu, Collection "ETAT PRESENT" a. s. b. l., 1983.